Bible in Arabic The Scriptures of the People of the Book in the Language of Islam

Name: Bible in Arabic The Scriptures of the People of the Book in the Language of Islam
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ISBN: 9780691150826

ISBN-10: 0691150826

ISBN-13: 9780691150826

Edition: 2013

Authors: Sidney H. Griffith

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From the first centuries of Islam to well into the Middle Ages, Jews and Christians produced hundreds of manuscripts containing portions of the Bible in Arabic. Until recently, however, these translations remained largely neglected by Biblical scholars and historians. In telling the story of the Bible in Arabic, this book casts light on a crucial transition in the cultural and religious life of Jews and Christians in Arabic-speaking lands.In pre-Islamic times, Jewish and Christian scriptures circulated orally in the Arabic-speaking milieu. After the rise of Islam--and the Qur'an's appearance as a scripture in its own right--Jews and Christians translated the Hebrew Bible and the Greek New…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Publication date: 7/21/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.42" wide x 9.17" long x 0.88" tall
Weight: 1.122

Sidney H. Griffith is Ordinary Professor in the Department of Semitic and Egyptian Languages and Literatures at the Catholic University of America. His books include "The Beginnings of Christian Theology in Arabic" and "The Church in the Shadow of the Mosque" (Princeton).



List of Illustrations


Preface


Introduction



The Bible in Pre Islamic Arabia



The Bible in the Arabic Qurï¿½an



The Earliest Translations of the Bible into Arabic



Christian Translations of the Bible into Arabic



Jewish Translations of the Bible into Arabic



Muslims and the Bible in Arabic



Intertwined Scriptures


Bibliography


Index